Chapter One
Zed and Sky were stood outside the Benedict's house.
"Phoenix!" Sky yelled and ran over to the big, black car. What is it with Americans and big cars?
"Hi Sky, how are you?" I asked as she opened up the passenger door
"Me? More like, how was the honeymoon?" I turned to Yves who was grinning.
"It was great!" I replied. I hopped out the car and was buried in a hug from Yves' younger brother Zed. Not a gesture you would expect from a boy thought as the town's bad boy.
"Phee, how do you like Wrickenridge?" He asked as he let go
"Mountains. Lots of big, intimidating mountains!"
"That's exactly what I thought when I first came!" Sky said
Karla came to the front door "Who left the door open? The heat is getting out!" She shouted, and then acknowledged the arrival of Yves and myself. "Yves, Phoenix! Come inside, you must be tired after your journey!" Yves opened the boot and got out our suitcases and handed one to Zed who took it in his left hand and slipped his right around Sky's waist. I turned to see Yves; he smiled at me and planted a kiss on my cheek. He wrapped his arm around my neck and bopped his nose on my cheek. I laughed. The boys dropped our luggage in the hallway and led us into the kitchen where everyone was sat or stood around the table. Zed sat down next to Sky and Yves sat on the last seat and pulled me onto his lap.
"France is beautiful!" I exclaimed
"Oh, isn't it just Phoenix!"
"We had our honeymoon there too" Saul added to Karla's comment
Only Zed and Sky, Yves and I, Saul and Karla and Xavier and his soulfinder Crystal were present as the other brothers were either at University or working.
"So, what's your favourite part of France?" Xav asked
"The Eiffel Tower was brilliant, but the shopping was the best, I think."
"Typical girls!" Xav replied
"Says the one wearing Timberland boots and designer jeans!" That got me a lot of laughs and shut Xav up.
"Sky, may we go over to yours now too unpack Phoenix's things?" Yves asked politely
"Of course!" I was staying over at Sky's house until Yves bought a house for us to live in. I was overwhelmed at the amount of money Yves has, especially compared to the amount of money I used to have. None.
"I'll drive if you want?" Zed offered and made the car keys fly out of Yves' hands into his own. Yves nodded.
We picked the luggage back up and stuffed it into the car boot again. Yves and I slid into the back seats. I was about to plug in on the right chair when Yves grabbed me and slid me into the middle so I could lean on him.
'We'll have a bit of privacy at Sky's tonight as her parents are out at an art exhibition over the weekend. Zed's staying over too' Yves told me telepathically
'Great! So you're staying over too?'
'I am, but Sky and Zed have school on Monday so only tonight.'
I forgot that they had school to deal with, and Yves promised me he'd tutor me. We pulled up at a small white house- Minute compared to the giant snowy mountains behind. Sky unlocked the door and took me upstairs to my room. Yves and Zed followed. Sky pushed Zed's chest and he mock fell through the door across from mine, she laughed and Zed winked at me before closing her bedroom door. Yves came through and shut my door behind him.
"Come here." He said and wrapped his arms around me and we fell onto the bed, I nestled into him completely comforted by him. He felt like home. We lay there for about 10 minutes drifting in and out of sleep. "Tired?" he asked
"Yes, a bit. But I need a shower before I can do anything, I feel all horrible and sweaty after the plane!" I announced whilst getting up off the bed. Yves just sat up, feet touching the floor at the end of the bed.
"I might join you," He blushed, "I mean, I need a shower. Not going to come in with you!" He rushed all his words he babbled on making excuses. The only way I thought to shut him up was to kiss him, so I did. I pressed my lips on his, and placed my hand on his shoulders. I pulled away standing up straight again.
"Sh," I said, "No need to make excuses!" and I walked out of my room watching Yves collapse onto the bed again with a big smile on his face. I walked along the landing to the bathroom. I stood in the shower, massaging my head with the shampoo.
'Sorry!' Came into my head from Yves.
'No worries.' I replied. The glass door to the shower cubicle had steamed up and I couldn't see through it.
'Hurry up!" he pause, "Please?"
'Why, I'm enjoying myself!'
'I'm missing you already!'
'I love you but I need to shower!'
'I love you too!'
I washed the bubbles out my hair and turned off the shower. I dried myself and out on the clean underwear I'd taken in. I wrapped the towel on top of my head and dashed down the landing making sure nobody saw me. I opened the door, slammed it behind me, leant on it and let out a huge breath of air I didn't know I'd been holding in. Yves smiled a cheeky smile and waggled his eyebrows at me.
I laughed and pulled out blue pyjama bottoms and a white top with sweets on it that said 'Sweet Dreams'.
"Cute!" Yves said. He pulled me down on top of him, my hair dangling around his face. "Your hair's wet!"
"Really?" I said sarcastically.
He laughed and rolled me off the bed.
"Want me to dry it?" he asked whilst three fireworks sparkled above my head.
"You can do that?"
"Yes, it isn't heat power for nothing!"
"I'm so jealous! Just don't singe any of my hairs. I've only just got it cut." Since I never had a real home until now, I was left to cut my own hair with nail scissors. But Karla made sure I had it properly styled for the wedding. Within seconds my hair was dry and perfectly straight. I wish I had that power!
"Don't be silly Phee; freezing time is an amazing power!"
"I left my guard down didn't I?" I sighed, he nodded in reply. He stood up and slipped his arms around my waist and kissed me. I lifted my arms and wrapped them around his neck and had to stand up on my tiptoes. Zed and Sky burst in holding hands
"Woah, sorry you guys!" Zed said with a giggle from Sky. Yves and I stopped the kiss but were still locked in each other's arms.
"We have finished setting up downstairs!" Sky said quickly and ran off down the landing pulling Zed along behind her. I laughed at Sky's excited behaviour. Yves gave me one more quick kiss and said
"Go downstairs and join Sky and Zed, I'll jump into my pyjamas to match the rest of you and come down in a minute."
"Ok sweetie!" I pulled away from him. He prodded me in the stomach and mouthed 'Sweet dreams' and laughed and skipped down the landing and down the stairs. I opened the door and Zed and Sky were sat cuddling in a pillow and blanket haven. My jaw hung open.
"You like it?" Sky asked, "We have Twilight and the sagas. Hot Chocolate for us, coffee for the boys and lots and lots of munch!"
"Sky, you're the best sleepover host ever! Although, I have never been to a sleepover."
Yves came through the door in Grey jogging pants and a skin tight white tee, "Looks great you two!" I gawped at him, he looked great in the skin tight tee showing off his muscles and it showed off his tan.
"I'm guessing by Phoenix's reaction the room isn't the only thing that she thinks looks great!" Zed joked. I blushed and so did Yves, we held each other's eyes for a moment. "Jees you guys, stop it!" Zed pushed us apart and wrapped his arms around Yves.
"Oh Yves, you're so sexy!" he mocked me.
"Stop it Zed, you're just as bad with Sky!" Yves pushed Zed to the ground and they started wrestling on the floor. I hesitated wondering whether to stop them or not.
"Just leave them, there's nothing we can do to stop them! Twilight is about to start, you watched it before?" Sky asked
"No, but I think I read it once when I froze the library assistant's mind to stop her from noticing me. It was good as far as I can remember!"
"Great!"
The movie started and the boys stopped fighting and came over and lay next to us. When the movie finished, Sky sprang up and put the second DVD in the series into the DVD player.